Answer: viii
1. Paragraph D
Paragraph D told us about an exact point – about 5 years of age – at which “their size and weight – and their hardened shells – are sufficient to protect them from predators”. And the author claims:“But if people wait too long after that point, the tortoises eventually become too large to transport.”. That means we need to find the perfect timing for captive-bred tortoises to be reintroduced into the wild. Hence, heading i – “The importance of getting the timing right” is the answer. Answer: i.
Paragraph E
In this paragraph, the writer mentioned “repatriation efforts”, which refers to every endeavor to bring tortoises back to the islands. The author also tells usthat at first, this work was done in small numbers, but thenit was decided to “work out more ambitious reintroduction” – they brought 300 of the breeding centre’s tortoises back to theirislands by helicopter. It was a much bigger number, based ona bigger idea. Therefore, heading iv – “Planning a bigger idea” is the heading of this paragraph. Note: You may be confused between heading iv and heading vii – Looking for a home for the islands’ tortoises. However, this is “repatriation”, which means taking back to the place where theyused to be, they are not “looking for” any other home. Hence, heading vii is inappropriate.
Answer: iv.
1. Paragraph F
The 3 remainingheadings are:“Carrying out a carefully prepared operation” (keywords: carefully prepared, operation), “Looking for a home for the islands’
tortoises” (look for, home), and “Young meets old” (young, old, meet). Paragraph F is about the preparation to usea helicopter to bring tortoises back to their islands. The author mentioned: “During a period of three days, a group of volunteers from the breeding centre worked around the clock to prepare the young tortoises for transport.” In addition, we are told that groups of volunteers spent some time on the islands before the tortoises arrived, clearing sites for the helicopter to land. Thereis no line about “looking for a home” or “young meets old”. Therefore, heading vi – “Carrying out a carefully prepared operation” is the most suitable one for this paragraph.
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